Comments on: My Name is Neal and I’m a Politiholic http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/06/18/my-name-is-neal-and-im-a-politiholic/ I use my blog and the podcast as a therapeutic release. If friends and nice people read or listen cool, I guess, but I'm not asking you to. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:22:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jake http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/06/18/my-name-is-neal-and-im-a-politiholic/#comment-5023 Jake Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:51:01 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=130#comment-5023 Once upon a time, I went to UNH and was a nice, long-haired, bearded, hippy. Then I read Atlas Shrugged, looked around, and said, "Wow, my world-view sucks." So I moved to Colorado, became more conservative about financial issues, more liberal about social issues, and decided to be a hard-core Libertarian. I even voted for Harry Browne in 2000. Then after a couple of years, I realized being a hard-core Anything makes you a prick, so I too have backed off of politics. And even though I've abandoned the LP due to fundamental and practical irrelevance, I still vote libertarian when possible. More often these days, I also pour more effort into technology, as I feel these solutions provide more positive results than politics ever could. I coach a Jr. High LEGO Robotics team for the sole purpose of inspiring more potential engineers to make the world a better place, and I work for a small company that develops a web-based purchasing system to empower the pharmacies themselves in the cut-throat pharmaceutical industry. But enough about me. I just had to let all that gush out when faced with Neal's post of an identical journey through life. And I haven't even touched on the fact we're both fathers! Once upon a time, I went to UNH and was a nice, long-haired, bearded, hippy. Then I read Atlas Shrugged, looked around, and said, “Wow, my world-view sucks.” So I moved to Colorado, became more conservative about financial issues, more liberal about social issues, and decided to be a hard-core Libertarian. I even voted for Harry Browne in 2000. Then after a couple of years, I realized being a hard-core Anything makes you a prick, so I too have backed off of politics. And even though I’ve abandoned the LP due to fundamental and practical irrelevance, I still vote libertarian when possible.

More often these days, I also pour more effort into technology, as I feel these solutions provide more positive results than politics ever could. I coach a Jr. High LEGO Robotics team for the sole purpose of inspiring more potential engineers to make the world a better place, and I work for a small company that develops a web-based purchasing system to empower the pharmacies themselves in the cut-throat pharmaceutical industry.

But enough about me. I just had to let all that gush out when faced with Neal’s post of an identical journey through life. And I haven’t even touched on the fact we’re both fathers!

]]> By: Jason W. http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/06/18/my-name-is-neal-and-im-a-politiholic/#comment-4950 Jason W. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:07:42 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=130#comment-4950 Might change one line. "I'd rather be happy than" fight. I'm still right :) but would rather divert my energy into pursuits that bring me joy. Might change one line.

“I’d rather be happy than” fight.

I’m still right :) but would rather divert my energy into pursuits that bring me joy.

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]]> By: Nick Starr http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/06/18/my-name-is-neal-and-im-a-politiholic/#comment-4916 Nick Starr Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:56:25 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=130#comment-4916 I am the same way. I would listen to Rush and Glenn Beck (heck I listened to Beck when he first started his current program in Tampa Bay afternoon drive time) every day without fail. I can't stand trying to have conversations with people about politics b/c quite honestly it tends to be two type A personalities who are never going to change their views. Now that I live in California, I have given up all hope of having a meaningful political conversation with anyone I agree with. I find life is easier if you just smile and nod, then slowly walk away when one of these left wing zealots...oops I mean residents of CA start talking about blah blah blah. I am the same way. I would listen to Rush and Glenn Beck (heck I listened to Beck when he first started his current program in Tampa Bay afternoon drive time) every day without fail.

I can’t stand trying to have conversations with people about politics b/c quite honestly it tends to be two type A personalities who are never going to change their views.

Now that I live in California, I have given up all hope of having a meaningful political conversation with anyone I agree with.

I find life is easier if you just smile and nod, then slowly walk away when one of these left wing zealots…oops I mean residents of CA start talking about blah blah blah.

]]> By: Spamboy http://www.nealcampbell.com/2008/06/18/my-name-is-neal-and-im-a-politiholic/#comment-4898 Spamboy Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:12:56 +0000 http://www.nealcampbell.com/?p=130#comment-4898 (chorus in unison) "Hi, Neal!" Not knowing too much how you feel about past and current administrations, would you think your "disease" would return if you were stuck in four-to-eight years of a political environment that severely went against your desired way of living? I know that's what "zeal"-izes the person I know that can't stop talking politics. (chorus in unison) “Hi, Neal!”

Not knowing too much how you feel about past and current administrations, would you think your “disease” would return if you were stuck in four-to-eight years of a political environment that severely went against your desired way of living? I know that’s what “zeal”-izes the person I know that can’t stop talking politics.

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